Antonyms for gallantry
ˈgæl ən trigal·lant·ry

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gallantry

   Bravery, courage, heroism, and intrepidity may be silent, spiritual, or passive; they may be exhibited by a martyr at the stake. Prowess and valor imply both daring and doing; we do not speak of the prowess of a martyr, a child, or a passive sufferer. Valor meets odds or perils with courageous action, doing its utmost to conquer at any risk or cost; prowess has power adapted to the need; dauntless valor is often vain against superior prowess. Courage is a nobler word than bravery, involving more of the deep, spiritual, and enduring elements of character; such an appreciation of peril as would extinguish bravery may only intensify courage, which is resistant and self-conquering; courage applies to matters in regard to which valor and prowess can have no place, as submission to a surgical operation, or the facing of censure or detraction for conscience' sake. Compare BRAVE; FORTITUDE.

   Antonyms:
   cowardice, cowardliness, effeminacy, fear, pusillanimity, timidity

   Synonyms:
   bravery, courage, heroism, intrepidity, prowess, valor

Matched Categories

1. • Courage
   • Courtesy

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. heroism, gallantry, valor, valour, valorousness, valiance, valiancynoun

   the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)

   "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor"

   Synonyms:
   heroism, valiance, valorousness, chivalry, valiancy, politesse, valor, valour

2. chivalry, gallantry, politessenoun

   courtesy towards women

   Synonyms:
   heroism, valiance, valorousness, chivalry, valiancy, politesse, valor, valour, knightliness

3. gallantrynoun

   polite attentiveness to women

   Synonyms:
   heroism, valiance, valorousness, chivalry, valiancy, politesse, valor, valour

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. gallantrynoun

   Synonyms:
   chivalry, bravery, heroism, courtliness, politeness, deference, intrigue

How to use gallantry in a sentence?

1. The Queen:

   Tenacity, skill and gallantry have been your hallmarks, i remember the Battle of Britain being fought in the skies above us and we shall never forget the courage and sacrifice of that time.

2. Molière:

   Frenchmen have an unlimited capacity for gallantry and indulge it on every occasion.

3. John Adams:

   We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge or gallantry would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net. Our Constitution is designed only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate for any other.

4. Tennessee Williams:

   A high station in life is earned by the gallantry with which appalling experiences are survived with grace.

5. Noel Coward:

   Let's drink to the spirit of gallantry and courage that made a strange Heaven out of unbelievable Hell, and let's drink to the hope that one day this country of ours, which we love so much, will find dignity and greatness and peace again.

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